Thursday, December 13, 2007

I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse!

Well well well, look has made another offer. And look has decided to "enthusiastically support" this offer? Yes it's EIG founding chairman Cal Nichols who is now behind the offer. How things change hmmm? BofA got the news up already so check it out.

So the offer is more money obviously and $100 million towards a new downtown arena. Oh and Cal gets to remain involved as the Oilers representative on the NHL Board of Directors. I see now why he's behind this new offer so enthusiastically!

Anyways, this is good news for our Oilers. One owner compared to 30. I always believed the time was past for the EIG. They stepped up in the late 1990s when this team was on the verge of being bought and moved. It was a wonderful move but it's time to move on.

It's all about the collective for Shannon! lol. I know you're worried about one man having so much power but I've never been more positive that this is the right man to own the Oilers.

I personally support a new arena and yes with public funds. My tax dollars go into many others areas that I do not support nor use so why shouldn't it go here? I like Katz putting up his dough though.

Do the Oilers need a new arena? I personally think yes. If you want to compete with the rest of the league, you need a bigger capacity, more luxury boxes, a better gallery area, etc. I do like the idea of Northlands managing it. They've had over 30 years of experience so good idea with that.

Should this arena be downtown? No clue. Where else would you put it? In bloody Clareview?? No way! Will this new arena revitalize the downtown? Doubt it. Of course, we're told it will be more than an arena. Obviously restaurants, shopping, etc. That might help but you're going to have problems with parking and no LRT that'll need to be resolved. It's so handy to have the LRT at Northlands....I can't imagine going there any other way. I used to drive my first few years here, but the LRT is so convenient.